Read Charlie's new interview with Stereo Subversion here. There are some interesting tidbits about the greatest hits record, the film score, and the not-so-far-off new album...

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Click here for the full version of last week's interview with Dan at Christian Music Today. The interview has a fair share of candid and lighthearted moments, including Dan's thoughts on the Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Mannheim Steamroller:

"To me, it just sounds like a parody of what somebody would do to turn old Christmas songs into rock 'n' roll. But it's been embraced so well. Maybe that's just a thing about Christmas music. You get things like that and Manheim Steamroller, things that people would be embarrassed to listen to any other time of the year, but at Christmastime it's okay."

There's even mention of the ever-elusive Jars version of John Denver's "Please Daddy, Don't Get Drunk This Christmas." You'll like the interview. Go read it.

Labels: Christmas Album, Interviews

A new interview with Dan that details some information on Christmas Songs and the video for Love Came Down at Christmas has been posted at christianpost.com. Check it out here.

Labels: Christmas Album, Interviews

Click here for a teaser interview with Dan Haseltine about Christmas Songs at ChristianityToday.com. The full text will be available sometime next week...

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Here is an interview with Mac Powell, lead singer of Thrid Day, about their Christmas Tour with Jars. He hints (and confirms) about the bands playing together in some songs during shows and also about how the tour will help Africa.

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New Jarchives member, Joshem64, has told us that the awesome Matt Odmark will be on WNYG-"The Spirit of New York" tomorrow with Bryan Graves between 2:00 and 3:00 PM. They will be talking about Christmas Songs, Rock the Sound forthcoming concert (Nov. 3rd with Jeremy Camp, etc) and other stuff. You can tune in (if you live in Long Island) 1440AM or from any part of the world, you can hear online here (click the ON AIR button).
Thanks for the information Joshem64!

Labels: Christmas Album, Interviews

Click here to listen to a recent radio interview promoting Christmas Songs and their Christmas tour. We're not sure if she was misspeaking, but one of the DJ's indicated that a DVD is forthcoming...

Credit: Katie at the Jarchives forum

Labels: Interviews, Rumors

Here's part two of the Nate Huss Interview with Jars. Click here for part one.

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Dan was in The Morning Show at Air1 today and talked about his new children's book "The One The Only Magnificent Me". Click here to listen the interview.

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Dan and Steve have been taking interviews about the new album, Christmas Songs, and thanks to illusionescape we got them here:

Yeah, “Drummer Boy” was curious, especially in regard to our inability to get back to what we originally did in 1995 when we covered it. That was actually one of the harder works on the record, trying to breathe new life into it.

Finally, A Jars of Clay Christmas (10/12/07)
by Kevan Breitinger of CM Central with Steve Mason,
read it all here.


We've wanted to for a long time. Ever since we did Drummer Boy, the EP, it seemed like a lot of our fans wanted us to do a full-length Christmas record. They would ask for it year after year. A few different times, we started to begin one and would actually get something going, and we kept getting shut down, either for just reasons of just us not having the time to make it happen or the label saying 'we've got other records we need to focus on for the holidays," so it just kept getting pushed back. Now, since we're not on Essential Records anymore, we felt that maybe the first thing we should do as an independent band is make a Christmas record for our fans.

Christmas with Jars of Clay (8/3/07)
by John DiBiase of Jesus Freak Hideout with Dan Haseltine and Matt Odmark.
read it all here, and to participate in their contest to win an autographed copy of Christmas Songs, go here.

Labels: Christmas Album, Contests, Gray Matters, Interviews

Credit: tebz10

Labels: Interviews, Tour

Here's a quick recap of the Air1 interview this morning:

- Steve, Charlie, and Matt were interviewed. Dan was on vocal rest due to an illness.
- The title of Dan's children's book is Magnificent Me, and it will be released in September to major bookstores (thanks to Jarchive's own Lizzy "inajar" for asking!).
- There is a Blood:Water tie-in with the searchwithjars website, so keep searching!
- Ladies, Gabe Ruschival is single.
- The band discussed the studio atmosphere for recording Christmas Songs.
- The full recording of the new song Peace is Here was aired
- The band played impromptu sing-along versions of Flood, Love Song For A Savior, and Dead Man with Charlie on piano and Steve on "mouth trumpet." The DJ's did their best to provide lead vocals.
- Steve and Charlie shared a few thoughts on Lindsay Lohan, and how every human can identify on some level with Lohan's plight. Charlie commented on the popular tendency intead to ostracize and judge Lohan as a means of self-reassurement (i.e. "Thank God I'm not Lindsay Lohan this week!"). Steve reminded listeners that there is no "sliding scale" when it comes to the Gospel, and "we all have the same need."
- The band discussed Blood:Water Mission's "two rescues:" for those in need from a lack of rescources, and for Americans from trivia in the light of what really matters.
- The band likes iPhones, but they think they're too expensive
- When asked about whether Harry Potter was acceptable reading, the band shared how they believe the truth of the Gospel can be reflected in all kinds of art, Christian or not. They stressed parents' responsiblility to develop "tools of discernment" in a child for when they are presented with something contrary to their beliefs.
- The band asked for prayers for Dan, who has an ear, nose, and throat infection.
- The band reiterated that $1 provides clean water for one African for a year.

Labels: Blood:Water, Christmas Album, Interviews